1847 Calligraphic Ink and Graphite Drawing with Swans and Floating Eye, Plus Two Accompanying Love Letters lidded treen box as it will make a

as it will make a round

and a useful box too

Late-ish 19th century

perhaps in front of a fire

11 7/8" across from point to point on the horizontal

1847 Calligraphic Ink and Graphite Drawing with Swans and Floating Eye, Plus Two Accompanying Love Letters lidded treen box as it will make aThis I found in New Hampshire this week, and it is not just the sort of thing I love, but also the sort of thing that provokes a sense of responsibility in me to be its steward. The curious drawing itself, ink and graphite, appears to have been done on paper that was folded into a letter and though I haven't removed it from the frame I'd be willing to bet it matches that of the two love letters tucked into a pocket on the back of the frame. Those